Coach pleased with Armenian wrestlers’ performance in TbilisiMarch 28, 2013 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Second coach of Armenian’s Greco-Roman team Samvel Gevorgyan commented on Roman Amoyan’s and Arsen Julfalakyan’s failure to participate in Tbilisi-hosted European Championships. “Arsen was still tired after London Olympics, and Roman was sick. They are training for the World hampionships, aiming to win gold,” Gevorgyan said. Artur Aleksanyan (96 kg) won gold in the championships, with Artur Shahinyan (84 kg) and Vachik Yeghiazaryan(120 kg) grabbing bronze. “We are pleased with our athletes’ performance, though there is still a lot to accomplish,” the coach said, adding that the team will soon start trainings for the upcoming international tournaments. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |